The Henry County Wildcat soccer team hosted Walton-Verona on Oct. 7 and fell to the Bearcats 3-1.

The game started with the teams having fairly equal possession but Walton had the better chances. The Wildcat defense stayed firm and with a couple of nice saves from Coleton Aneszko stayed even on the scoreboard.

The Henry County Lady Cats closed out their regular season schedule by hosting the Walton-Verona Lady Bearcats on October 7. The Lady Cats fought gamely against the Lady Bearcats but came out on the losing end of a 4-2 score.

The game started with Walton dominating possession but creating no real chances as the Henry County defense held their ground. The Lady Cats took advantage of their lone scoring chance of the first half when they hit Walton on a nice counterattack at the 13:24 mark.

Amber Walker took a plea deal in a 2012 case involving a meth lab in her family’s home in Sulphur.

Walker pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana in Henry County Circuit Court Thursday, Oct. 10. Charges for manufacturing meth, three counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, unlawful possession of a meth precursor and unlawful distribution of a meth precursor were dismissed as part of her plea.

But Walker was taken into custody Thursday on an active bench warrant after missing several drug screens as part of her monitored conditional release.

The federal government shutdown, now two weeks in, continues to affect Henry County not just farmers, but homebuyers.

The shutdown caused the closing of the USDA office in Henry County where the Conservation District, a division of the Kentucky Department of Natural Resources, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service operated.

Farmers can’t make loan payments processed through the USDA nor obtain them along with homebuyers seeking loans through the agency.

If you are taking your goblins and ghouls out trick or treating, don’t forget to stop and enjoy these festive homes gussied up for the holiday.

Alma and Harold Lindsay at 251 Hillcrest Drive in Eminence expect about 200 costumed characters every year at their home. The trees outside their home hang not with fruit but small ghosts dangling from the branches.